(Young Collectors)
Do or Do Not by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
The Young Collector
Have we mentioned we’re busy? Oh, we are. We are so busy. We are trying to run two small businesses and find a house to move into and get a house ready to sell. We are awash in forms and documentation and bank statements and bookkeeping e-mails. There ... (Read More)
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The lawsuit filed by Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, against Christie’s and Collectrium, a Christie’s company, has been dismissed, and the parties are heading into arbitration on the order of the judge. The judge relied on Heritage’s own Website Use Agreement to dismiss the case and move the parties to arbitration.
Heritage ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held its final sales of the spring season on June 10 and 13. The live sale of approximately 350 lots, offered at the firm’s gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, included an excellent mix across all traditional categories. An online-only sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
If you want to become engaged, head to auction. Perhaps not all full-service auction houses perform that extra, but Grogan & Company in Boston did it nicely for a San Francisco couple. Erik Altman and Natasha Sadeghi had been looking for some time for an antique ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Marion Antique Auctions has established itself as a clearinghouse for antiques along the South Coast of Massachusetts, which spans the cities and towns along the ocean from Wareham to Fall River and includes New Bedford. The auction house’s June 10 sale at the venerable Marion Music ... (Read More)
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The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) reached a settlement with the attorney general of California in early May that guarantees that the attorney general will not use California Government Code section 8195 to stifle legitimate First Amendment speech.
The state of California previously attempted to ban artist Timothy Desmond from displaying ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
An ordinary-looking walnut plantation desk with an extraordinary back story was the top lot during the American history sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 9. The desk realized $32,400 (including buyer’s premium) because of its connection to Confederate General Robert ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
The Lure of the Key: Knowledge Gathered from Some Thirty-Five Years Collecting ... (Read More)
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The Morgan Library and Museum in New York City has just completed the purchase of the only letter remaining in private hands discussing the commission and gift of the iconic Asher B. Durand painting Kindred Spirits.
The keynote image in the Hudson River school of landscape painting, this majestic oil on ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
In the Trade
They say that success in business comes from matching your product to your market. It’s Business School 101. Yet many of us who’ve been antiques dealers often overlook this self-evident rule. We sell what we like—indeed, what we love—and hope that others will feel the same, which probably ... (Read More)
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